Build DistrO

Better build distribution, better releases

Q: How does internal build distribution in Runway connect to the broader release process?

Runway's internal build distribution integrates with your broader release process to ensure the right builds reach the right testers at the right time, as demonstrated by companies like Kickstarter.

Q: How does Runway make sure testers are always testing the right build?

Runway automatically organizes builds and ensures testers receive the correct version through automated workflows and intelligent distribution.

Q: What's the best way to distribute internal mobile builds for testing?

Runway integrates with your CI/CD pipeline to automatically distribute builds to testers, streamlining the process and reducing manual coordination.

Every mobile release brings the risk that you could ship a critical bug. But Runway makes it easy to run internal build testing so you can mitigate bad releases before they get out and cause bad problems for your business.

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Get the right builds into the right hands

When internal testers are delayed in testing the right build it leads to: time wasted, mistakes being made, and the wrong things sometimes getting shipped.
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Stop pinging build numbers back and forth. Runway allows you to clearly group different flavors of builds and scope easy access for specific folks across your team.

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“Now when we’re preparing a release, all the tools we used to refer to are reduced to a single dashboard, and Runway’s automatic notifications let everyone know when it’s their turn to act."

Sanjay Thakur

Mobile Lead

Deal with less hassle, get more context

A big hurdle to getting good test feedback is making it easy for testers to install the right build. If you send them a new build and they keep testing the old one for two days you get less useful feedback and annoy everyone in the process.

Runway makes it dead simple for anyone to grab a build, with install links via QR, Slack, or Teams. Plus, no more build number guesswork — install builds alongside full context on exactly what work they each contain.

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Never ship the wrong thing again

Shifting left and doing more pre-release testing ensures far fewer bad builds make it out to production and into the hands of your customers. Which means happier users and fewer five alarm emergencies for your engineers.
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Runway makes this easy by integrating with your CI/CD, automatically pulling artifacts into build buckets you define, based on rules you configure. Focus on testing your app instead of administering the tests.

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Customer Story

How Runway helps Kickstarter increase release confidence

Read how Kickstarter stopped micromanaging releases and now spend more of their hours and days building their app. Releases are no longer an event that they have to stress about.

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“The things we used to spend a lot of time talking about in retros, we’re talking about much less now. I think of Runway as unit tests for your release process: preventing common failure modes and making sure everything is in the right state along the way.”

Justin Swart

Staff Software Engineer

How does internal build distribution in Runway connect to the broader release process?

Build Distro isn't a standalone tool, it sits inside Runway's release workflow. When a build clears internal testing, the same platform manages the handoff to QA sign-off, store submission, and phased rollout. There's no context switch between a separate distribution tool and your release process. Kickstarter calls it the difference between stressing about releases and not thinking about them.

How does Runway make sure testers are always testing the right build?

Runway attaches full context to every build — which commits, which tickets, which flavor — and automatically shares install links via Slack or Teams when a new build is ready. Testers don't ask which build to use; Runway tells them and makes it one tap to install.

What's the best way to distribute internal mobile builds for testing?

The best internal distribution setups make it impossible for testers to grab the wrong build and effortless to grab the right one. Runway integrates with your CI/CD to automatically pull build artifacts into scoped build buckets organized by team or test group. Testers install via QR code, Slack, or Teams link, with full context on what each build contains.

Make pre-release testing second nature for your org

Learn how Runway can help you:

Get the right pre-release builds into the hands of the right people

Evolve and improve your existing workflow instead of forcing you into a new one

Spend less time managing releases and more time building features to release

Schedule time to discuss your own releases with the mobile experts on our team.

Better build distribution, better releases

Get the right builds into the right hands

Deal with less hassle, get more context

Never ship the wrong thing again

How Runway helps Kickstarter increase release confidence

How does internal build distribution in Runway connect to the broader release process?

How does Runway make sure testers are always testing the right build?

What's the best way to distribute internal mobile builds for testing?

Make pre-release testing second nature for your org

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